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Today we got the opportunity to tour both the Mercedes-Benz and the Porsche factories. Getting to see the Mercedes-Benz assembly line was really interesting to me because I had no idea what it would look like beforehand. Watching how each of the platforms was constantly moving and how people would switch in and out throughout [...]

Today was Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. At Mercedes-Benz, I was not expecting to see an entire city that they built around the factories. I've heard of a few companies that do this, but not seen it in person. The system of carrying the vehicle around to the worker, changing heights, angles, and the parts staying with [...]

I appreciated the opportunity to tour the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche factories today. The level of detail when inspecting and producing the leather upholstery was impressive at Porsche. I was surprised by the lack of automation on both assembly lines, but as explained by both factories, they emphasize a focus on quality that can only be [...]

Today, we visited the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Factories (Porsche was better). It was a great experience to see the differences in how the two factories handle their manufacturing processes. The main difference was the use of human and robot interactions. Mercedes boasted about their implementation of technology in the body technology shop, and it was [...]

My first reaction to both manufacturing sites was surprise that anyone can just walk in with no preparation. Past manufacturing sites I've visited have been highly regulated and you need to gown up to go into them. So walking around in my normal clothing felt a bit weird. The Porsche factory was the best part [...]

Started the day with a filling German breakfast of sausage, eggs, pancakes, and of course muesli! Our first stop of the day was Mercedes-Benz. They had an emphasis on creating the one perfect car by means of automation. Their factory was a huge plot of land, far from civilization. The next stop of the day [...]

I really loved getting to tour the Mercedes-Benz factory and the Porsche factory because we got to see behind the scenes of how the cars are really produced. Comparing the differences in the manufacturing processes helped with my understanding of how smart manufacturing is really done. It also challenged me to think about how these [...]